Shelton was awarded a cool $135,000 winner’s check, and the win catapulted him from the 63rd to the 14th spot on the tour’s points list. The golfers who remain on the final top-25 list earn PGA Tour cards, with a chance to compete at the highest professional level in the sport.
Justin Thomas carded a third round 71 even par after a second round two under par 69 to find himself still in the mix at the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.
For the third consecutive season, junior golfer Robby Shelton has been named a PING First Team All-American, after finishing the 2016 season as one of the top amateur golfers in the world.
Junior Robby Shelton finished play at the 2016 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships tied for sixth overall with a four-day total of 1-over par 281 (70-66-72-73). Following the event, Shelton announced his intentions to turn professional.
“I want to thank everyone out there,” Shelton said following his final round of 3-over par 73...
Alabama men’s golfer Robby Shelton was named as a semifinalist for the 2016 Division I Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced Thursday.
The field of 30 semifinalists will be narrowed down on May 25, with the Nicklaus Award recipients being announced on June 2 during the final round of the Memorial Tournament...
Alabama men's golfer Robby Shelton has been named one of 10 semifinalists for the 2016 Ben Hogan Award presented by the Colonial Country Club, Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). This marks the third consecutive year Shelton has been a semifinalist (2014, 2015, 2016), and continues the Tide’s streak of having a semifinalist every year since 2008...